Lo2-Rocking chair email

Hello, I am a student currently studying at UTC Sheffield and we would like to enquire about the use of your building for a day to use as a location for a short film.

This is a non-profit project, so we wouldn’t be using this location to earn money.

We would only need to film for a few hours and can do it earlier on in the day, so that we wouldn’t interrupt your business.

We would be filming between the 8^th and the 13^th of February, so could use the building on any of these days.

Thanks, Lewis Wright

Lo2 Shot list

Key: Voice-over
Production logo 2 secs

-Green/Red band- 1secs

1. A shot of the abandon house someone walking long shot, 5 secs
2. Medium shot from back, Kyle should be central to the frame. Dark lighting.3 secs
3. Arc shot round to Kyle's face, this will be cut up during editing.4  secs
4. CU of Kyle's eyes . 2 secs
5. Eye-line match, pan L-R. 4 secs
6. Cut to cards 2 secs
7. Cut back to eyes.2 secs
8. Cut to high angle of the table, Kyle throws cards.4 secs
9. Track Kyle as he leaves the building.3 secs
10. Cut to medium shot of Kyle, panting heavily.2 secs

End scene

- Laurel leaf awards- 4 secs  

1. Cut to Antagonist. Dark lighting. Medium shot, low angle. 5 secs
2. Cut back to Kyle panting. 3 secs
3. Cut back to Antagonist, same shot. Fade to black 6 secs

Snapshot montage of grabs (murders)

1. ( first one happens with women near wall) 2 secs
2. second grab from behind ( level angle close up to the hands grabbing) 2 secs
3. Third one with a push over the concrete and cuts 2 secs
4. Grab shot, medium front of victim. Kyle from behind. 2 secs
5. Kyle stood with a knife close up on knife 2 secs
6. He attacks 2 secs
7. Grab shot, medium 2 secs
8. last montage of him putting on leather gloves 2 secs
9. shot of from behind he grabs over the shoulder and then the victim turns and cut. 3 secs

-Review-

1. Kyle CU(in office) medium shot. 4 secs
2. Cut to Antagonist, CU 3 secs
3. Cut to Kyle grabbing James. Over shoulder shot. 3 secs
4. Cut to James' face. 1 secs
5. Cut to Kyle (in office) CU 4 secs                                                   87 secs

-Shot reverse shot structure-

1. Kyle breathing heavily outside  medium shot 3 secs
2. blood on his hands 2 secs close up
3. cut back to the office with antagonist talking 4 secs
4. cuts back to the street with a shadow of Kyle  2 secs

-Fade to black-  2 secs                                                                            100 secs

1. cuts back to kyle giving the antagonist money close up high angle  3 secs
2. cuts to kyle hiding behind a wall 2 secs
3. Kyle puts his hands on his head close up 2 secs

-Ending-

1. The name of the film trailer, Counting Cards 3 secs

-Fade to black-1 secs                                                                          111 secs

You could suggest what type of lighting you would use and find a location like a basement for the casino shot

We will decide what location we will use and state what type of lighting we will use



2nd Draft

Lo2-Email for the casino

Dear Tony

I am emailing in order to make a request to record footage at your casino for a college piece. My team and I have discussed this location and decided it was suitable for the genre and narrative, however we do of course need your permission to use the area. In the footage there shall be no sight of the company’s logo or name.

Our team are all 16 years of age (as of sending this E-mail) but the actors we shall be using will all be over the age of 18 and we shall be under supervision from Arno van der Kraan.

At this moment in time we cannot give you exact times as to when the Casino shall be required, but it shall be between the 8^th and 12^th of February and shall of course be during closing times as to not affect the business

We are mature teenagers, and we shall be using a variety of expensive equipment so we hope that you shall be able to trust us in using this location respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Jai Van der Kraan

- .45 Accelerated Creation Productions -

LO2:Presentation from Hugh Mann (let there be light)

Job Role as a Director
His first real project is an anti drugs film for teenagers and then he started to make films for many other companies.

3 questions for Hugh Mann


How did you start your career?
He started by entering a competition and winning two awards he just did what he loved and made a career from film making. The film producer gave him £5000 and then he bought his equipment from that.

What made you pursue your career and why?
He didn't want to be like other people and when he was a kid he was obsessed with filming.

who was your inspiration?
People who started at the bottom and worked them self's up to the top. His family and people who are willing to do something.

List of things he said us to do:

• Make business cards
• get a professional email address
• portfolio
• networking
• watch out for branding
• milestones
• script
• storyboard
• shotlist
• camera and sound log
• continuity
• core- equipment
• Health and safety
• release forms
• Make sure you pitch the idea to the team
• Don't say no
• feed your team

Lo2-Email for Actors

Dear Louise,

My name is Jai and my team and I are looking for some actors for our production of a film trailer called Royal Flush. We were given your contact details by Miss Edwards and we are wondering if you could help us find the actors we need. We will need 3 main actors, all male. Here is a brief rundown of what we are looking for, for each character.

Character 1

Role: Protagonist ‘Kyle Fisher’. Young man, loses all of his money in a casino and is now in debt. He is forced to carry out hits on other people to work back the money stolen from him at  the casino.

Age: Mid twenties,

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: British. Yorkshire accent. Race is not important providing it is the same as character 2.

Physical Appearance: Average height. Average build.

Character 2

Role: Brother of the protagonist. One of the hits for the protagonist. Close to Kyle.

Age: Late twenties

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Same as character 1 so that they look as if they are related.

Physical Appearance: Stocky build. Average height.

Character 3

Role: Antagonist. Owner of a casino. He will be in scenes where he is intimidating the protagonist in to becoming a killer.

Age: 35+

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Nothing specific.

Physical Appearance: Average height. Stocky build.

                We will be filming the trailer between 11th of January and 19th of February, We will email you when we are able to film.

Project: Counting Cards

Directors: Lewis Wright, Jai Van der Kraan, Ellis Sullivan

Genre: Action, Psychological Thriller film trailer

Synopsis: A young man, Kyle Fisher, is aiming to earn the money he owes through illegal underground gambling. But he yet again loses it all and as such is forced to become a murderer to make up for the money he owes the other gamblers. One of these hits happens to be his brother which he does not realise till his final moments.

Kyle Fisher

Mid- 20's to early 30's

Kyle is the protagonist of our story. He has a bad habit of borrowing money and so his life is constantly on a downward spiral

Thank you from all the team, looking forward to hear from you

Jai

Second email for actors

To whomever it may concern,

My name is Jai and I'm emailing you from the UTC Sheffield to ask your support in our college production. We are making a non-profit film trailer and are looking for three male actors to help us.

The first two of these actors would preferably be in their mid 20's to early 30's. These actors are need to portray the characters Kyle and James Fisher. Ethnicity or race is of no concern to us providing that the two actors are the same as the characters are brothers. Ideally, one of these would be a relatively stocky build and the other an average build.

The third character is our antagonist, preferably this actor would be 30+. Again ethnicity/race is of no concern to us but this actor should also be of a fairly stocky build.

We shall be shooting between the 8th and 13th February, mostly in the evening however we are currently awaiting a reply from one location which shall be recorded early in the morning.

Thank you for anyway in which you can support us in our college production

Yours,

Jai Van der Kraan

- .45 Accelerated Creation Productions -